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' . " / , -, „„ * nf « i , ai , nm ,, „ , . , ni rhn Jonk the surgeon ' sassistant , of thehoroughgaol , ere indicted for having committed an assault upon John tj id IGIes a schoolmaster . It appeared from the statement of counsel and the evidence of the witnesses that Mr Miles was a ppointed to the situation of schoolmastei nt the Sorous h G aol " » -M ?" , * aad A : lt Ue continued to hold it until the latter end ofthe month of Ap ril last About nine o'clock on the morning of the 16 th of that month he met Mr . Highton , the governor , outside of the walls " Of the gaol , and that gentleman accosted him in these terms : — "I am extremely glad , Mr . Miles , that 1 have had the pleasure of meeting you this morning . ' Miles replied that it was a matter of no great joy , as it was
a matter of almost daily occurrence- The governor asked him whether he knew Scotch Jemmy , a mason who had l « en working in the gaol two or three years before , to which he replied in the affirmative . The governor then observed that he wished Miles to do him a particular favour , to which Miles said that if there was anything he could do Mr . Highton might be perfectly satisfied that it did not rcquireto be put in the form of a request . They then entered the gaol , and went into the turnkey ' s lodge together . Bromley was present . The governor took out two papers , one after the other , and asked Miles whether he knew the hand-writing . Miles replied that he was ¦ not very sure as to the first , bat that he thought he had seen something very like the hand-writing of the first one in the gaol before . He also not the
expressed his opinion that both papers were production of one hand , but of two different hands .. The governor either then , or subsequently , gave Miles to understand that tlie papers contained anonymous charges against him ( tlie governor ) ; that they had been sent to the Mayor ¦ that he had admitted to the magistrates that some ofthe statements contained in thepapers were true , ^ declared thatsome werefalse ; that thei m agi s tra tes had forgiven him ; that he was instructed to find out Aether the pa ^ « mm iheproduction of any officer of ^ . ; . „ tf .-. tlf thev were , he was clothed with thepnson ; and tnatit mej «« c , full power to discharge that officer w , thout giving him a moment ' snotice . Ue farther told Miles that some fame b-forehehnu turneclaway Scotch Jemmy ' s son , who had been employed about the gaol ; and that no was particularly an xious that Miles should ascertain , without delay , what was the nature of Scotch Jemmy ' s feelings d that if the modus
towardshim ( the governor . ) Miles sai flperoildt were left to himself , he would endeavour to lay hold of Scotch Jemmy in an evening or two after ; and le had no doubt but that , by means of two or three glasses of whisky , he shouM he able to ascertain from that person what the nature of his feelings was towards the governor . -After promising to report the . result by the following Saturday at farthest , they parted , the governor labouring at the time under feelings of apparently strong agitation . After dinner on the same day , the Rev . 3 Tr . Carter , the chaplain , entered the school , and told ^ lilt's that he had better go round to the vestry and take away some large printed testaments . Miles , after informing him that he had five or six large printed testaments in the school already which were never called for , went as he was directed ; and whilst in the vestry , Mr . Carter made some allusion to the anonymous charges against
tlie governor which had been sent to the Mayor , and said an inquiry was going to be instituted in the gaol with the view of discovering the author . Miles expressed an opinion that , until he had first seen Scotch Jemmy and . ascertained his feelings towards the governor , it would be premature to enter npon an inquiry in the gaol . In a few minutes " after , however , Miles was sent for to the govcrnoi'shouse , and there he found the governor , the iter . Mr . Carter , and Mr . Archer , the surgeon of the gaol . There was a tahlein the centre of the room , and two sets of writing materials on it . Mr . Carter was the first to speak . He said , adlressing Miles , " We are about to have tlie inquiry hy calling certain persons in , and we want you to assist us ; if yon appear to be assisting us in a friendly manner we shall lull suspicion . " After some
discussion as to now the patties should he placed at the tahle , MilessatdownandwrotethequesHonsput , and the answers given by the witnesses , four of whom were examined—namely , the porter of the prison , Bromley , one of the defendants , Charles Fry , the governor ' s clerk , John Deane , ajoiner . Mr . Carter put the questions , and the examination lasted about an hour and a half . — "Whea it was drawing to a close , Miles heard either the governor or Mr . Archer say to Mr . Carter— "it ( meaning MileVs writing ) , is not like his—it ' s not like that . " "Oh ! " rejoined Mr . Carter , wait , the paper runs . " Hr . Archer then left . When the e ? animation ofthe fourth witness had terminated , Mr . Carttr pulled out his natch and said it was time for him to go to his dinner . The governor suggested the
propriety of first calling in the blacksmith , but Mr . Carter dissented , and said the blacksmith could be called the following day , when the inquiry would be resumed . Mr . Carter then began to gather np his papers . Miles did the same with his papers ; and whilst in the act of patting them in his pocket , Mr . Carter said , "Hand those papers to me . " Miles refused , and said that they were to guide his mind in the inquiry against Scotch Jemmy , as they contained many circumstances relative to the governor ' s conduct . Mr . Carter asked for them a second and a third time , and said that they had better be given up , as they were his papers . Miles declared that he would not give them up until he had first taken an exact transcript of them ; that he had heard something while sitting iu the room , which led him to infer that
they had laid a disgraceful trap for him , and that he deemed it his duty to lay the papers before the chief magistrate along with his own comments . Some wrangling followed , and a few hurried words passed between Mr . Carter and the governor , the former saying to the latter , "Will yon aUow Miles to take papers out of this xoom affecting your private character ! " Both Mr . Carter and the governor then threatened to send for a magistrate . Miles told them they mi ght send for a dozen magistrates if they pleased , provided they allowed him to send a messenger for a legal adviser . The Governor left the room , and returned in the course of two minutes with a card of the visiting justices in his ham . He sat down and wrote something on a-slip of paper , which he handed tc Mr . Carter . The latter on looking it
over said , — " It won't do , you say too much . " He added , — " If Miles won ' t give ns up those papers , we must use force . " Mr . Carter and the governor then came round to the side ofthe table at which Miles was standing . Whilst the governor was in the act of moving round the room he struck the door either with his boot or his knuckles and sn came Bromley , the defendant . Mr . Carter said to Bromley , — "Mr . Miles has some papers which we must take from him f and when that was said , Miles gave the papers a twist in his hand as if he were going to tear them . In less than the fourth of a minnte the three parties fell upon him . The governor took hold of one arm , Mr . Carter and Bromley took hold ofthe other . They hauled him about , and pressed his back against a tahlein the window . He still held the papers : he had a sheet in
tachhand . They kept twisting his arms above his head £ id behind his back . Bromley thrust one knee into his side , and used it as the fulcrum of a lever . Mr . Carter ran to one ofthe windows , pulled it up , and called for assistance . The defendant , Evans , cameinthronghthe window , seized Miles with both arms round the neck , and kept pulling and hauling him about The papers were then taken from him ; and at this period he could scarcely breathe . The last thing he recollected was Mr . Carter crying from Hie lobby for more assistance . When he recovered a litt ' c he found himself in a corner against the clock , and the defendant , Jones , holding him . He was then led down to the officers lodge , where Bromley shut the door , arid took from him all the letters , papers , and other documents he had on his person , saying that the governor had instructed him to see that he had no papers about him , He succeeded with an effort in getting outside the gate .
Wiiiiani Buckley , task master at the gaol , came up and took him to the Bull ' s Head , were they had a glass of whisky each , and from thence he proccedel in a cab home , where Dr Marshall attended him for three weeks or a mouth . There was blood on his hands from the way in which he had been treated , and his brain was in such a state as lie once before felt it to be in from a concussion in a railway train . His lordshi p in summing up Iric it to the jury to say , in the first place , whether the defend , ams laid hands on the prosecutor , a matter there did not seem any reason to doubt . Secondly , was the occasion on which t-iis violence was offered one where the prosecutor was acting as clerk or servant , or holding himself out as their clerk or servant , and writing on their paper , in which case the endeavour to recover the paper would he justifiable , unless , thirdly , more force was used than wss necessary . Verdict—Sot Guiltv .
MaSSXACCUTEB AT MAGHULL . Tl OOWIS Fore , HO , W 3 S acquitted on a charge of liarimr , at Maghull , leioniously killed and slain Henry Pennington . STiiuiso at Boltok . —David M'Kinley 24 , was con-Tictvd of having , at Great Bolton , fe ' oniously stabbed and cat oue Michael Kelly , with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm . He was sentenced to transportati-Vi for fiflrrfi years . House-stealixg at Woowojf . —James Herbert luce , 3-3 , who had previously been transported for seven years , pleaded guilty to a charge of having , at Little VTooltou . st-len a bay mare , the property of William Winstaaley . He was sentenced to transportation for ten yeais . Staebisg at Bochdaue . —Robert Brierley 50 , was convicted of having , at Rochdale , stabbed , * cut ; and wounded his wife , Jane , while labouring un . Jr r intoxication . He was found polity of an assault , and sentenced to twelve months'imprisonment .
- ses & ai- , December 9 . —Cgttixg ASn WouiSDlXC . — J"lm Carriugton was indicted for cutting aud wounding James Bispham at Manchester , with intent to do him « ane gnevousbodily harm . The prisoner , it appeared Stf *¦«*«¦ - •* »* p-uwE 2 t «* Z ££ £ ¦**¦*« ; " *»•*««¦ . ** 1 * * » Person of ^ u twave oViTl V ""* l ' e ; , Tee " t , le h ° n of eleven * at m ! , t , a person of the name of
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Righy was also present , who eariier in the night had bought a couple of hooks from a man who was exhibiting th"m forsale . One of these he sold again to a person of the name of Taylor , and a dispute arose between the prisoner and Taylor on the subject , the prisoner alleging that he himself had bought the book . The prisoner finally struck Taylor , and a scuffle took place between them , which was with some difficulty put an end to by the landlord and others turning the prisoner Out of ths house . He resisted very strenuously the efforts made to eject him , and was put out at last by main force . When he got into the street he asked a woman who was there for a knife she had in her pocket She refused to let him have it , alleging he would be doing some mischief with it , but he struck her , and finally succeeded in obtaining the knife . He then went to the folding-doors of the public-house , and on Mr . Poole opposing bis entrance , struck at him throug h the opening . Mr . Toole called ont " He has drawn a knife and is
staboing at me ; " and ran into the bar parlour . Thepnsoner then succeeded in getting into the house , having in his hand a knife , which he was brandishing about , and meeting at the door of the bar parlour the prosecutor , Mr . Bispham , who was running out on the alarm being given , struck at him repeatedly with both hands in a furious manner , piercing through his hat , and inflicting a wound ¦ m his arm , from which , on his coat being removed , the blood spouted to a considerable distance . Some ofthe parlies present tripped up the prisoner , and on SBCUIlug him , a clasp knife , open , was found lying under him on the ground . The jury found the p risoner Guilty . His Lordship postponed passing sentence , but in an alter part of the day the prisoner was puttothe bar . anams Lordship remarking on the reckless violence the P """" had displayed , and on the fact of his having been aireaoy convicted offelouy , sentenced him to be transported tor
seven years . . ji . i . a « . * HA » si » CCnTEB .-William Charnock was indicted for the manslaughter of John Kadcliffe , at Upholland , in this county , by striking himwithapoker ^ The deceased It appeared , had formerly resided at Upholland , but had lately been resident in Liverpool . While at Upholland he badbecomeacquainted with Mary Charnock , the daughter of the prisoner , and an intimacy took place between them , which resulted in the birth of auilleg Uimate chdd . The deceased continued to call occasionally at thepnsoner s house , a circumstance which gave the latter great annoyance . On the 21 st of September , being Sunday , he was at Upholland , and called at Charnock ' s house . He was then somewhat intoxicated . Charnock put him OUt , and , in the course of a conversation he afterwards , during the same morning , had with a police officer at Upholland , he said , " That fellow" ( meaning Kadcliffe ) "has been at my house , and if he comes again I will help him out with the poker . " Some time after the deceased again went to
the pr isoner ' s house . Mary Charnock was in the parlour , and the prisoner was upstairs . Mary Charnockrequested the deceased to go away , lest her father should see him . He refused , and while this conversation was going on the prisoner came down . He desired the deceased to leave the house , but the latter refused , and dared the prisoner to put him out The prisoner look up the poker from the fire-place , and a scuffle took place , in the course of which the deceased was thrown to the ground , but the witness , Mary Charnock , stated that she did not see the prisoner use the poker . Mary Charnock called for assistance , and some ofthe neighbours coming in found both struggling on the floor . They took the deceased away . Jle did not then complain of being hurt , but soon after said he had got injured in his side and leg . One of the witnesses took him to Liverpool the same evening in a car . The next day a surgeon was called in , who found him suffering from a bruise below the knee , which seemed to have arisen from external violence . The
surgeon continued to attend him for about a month , during which he got worse , and he was finally removed to the Northern Hospital , at Liverpool . By that time a large abscess had formed in the thigh and about the knee-joint , which was destroyed . There was also an abscess in the chest . He died on the 9 th of November . On a post mortem examination it was found that one ofthe ribs in the left side was broken , and that the abscess which had formed at that spot extended into the chest . He was of a very had constitution , and it was in consequence of this that the abscesses in question became so extensive . The fracture of the rib must have been caused by external violence , but would probably not have been fatal but for the constitutional peculiarity ofthe deceased . While on his death-bed the deceased made a statement of the transaction , from which it would appear that on his
entering the prisoner ' s house the latter came downstairs , having at that time a poker in his hand ; that he struck the deceased with it in the chest and on the leg , at the places where the abscesses had formed , inflicting the injuries which finally produced such serious effects . Mr . Atkinson , for the defence , contended that the prisoner intruded on in his own house , as he had been , "b y a person whose presence necessarily was so unwelcome , and who obstinately refused to leave , had aright to eject him ; and that allowing for certain exaggerations and mis-statements in the dying declaration of the deceased , it was clear the prisoner had used no more violence than , consideringtbe youth and strength , and the state of intoxication of the deceased , was necessary for that purpose . His Lordship summed up , and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty .
York , Mosdat , Dec . S . —The two learned Judges , Mr . Justice Brie and Mr . Baron Flatt , arrived in York on Saturday last , when the commission was opened . There was but one prisoner committed for trial in the city of York ; hut the calendar for the county is very heavy , there being no less than 80 persons in custody or on bail , nearly all of whom are charged with felony , viz ., —3 with murder , i with manslaughter , 5 with stabbing and cuttiug or wounding , 5 with assault and robbery , 1 with robbery with violence , 3 with rape , 1 with arson , 16 with stealing from the person , 5 with a namelens offence , 5 with burglary , C with horse-stealing , 1 with cattle-stealing , 7 with sheepstealing , 1 with offence against the coin ef the realm , 4 with stealing in a dwelling-house , 2 with attempt to commit rape , 1 with feloniously killing a horse , 1 with receiving stolen property , 1 with forgery , 2 with night poaching , 1 with the same accompanied by assault , 1 with perjury , I with obtaining goods by false pretences , and 1 with an offence against the bankruptcy laws .
( BeforeMr . BaronFlatt . ) Charge of Hakslacghtee . — Edward Lunn , a respectable chemist and druggist , residing in Fossgate , York , and who had been out on bail , was arraigned on a coroner ' s inquest , which charged him with the offence of manslaughter in occasioning the death of Anne Downes , at the parish of St . Cruex , in York , on the 21 st of October last , by dispensing to her a phial of laudanum instead of a cough mixture . The prosecution was abandoned , and a verdict of Not Guilty was recorded . Horse Spealing . —Thomas Wilkinson , aged fifty-two , was indicted for having , in July last , at Harlow , near Selby , feloniously stolen a horse , the property of James Wilkinson . There were other counts charging the prisoner with killing the horse with intent to steal its skin , with stealing the skin , & c . The jury found the prisoner Guilty , and he was sentenced to be transported for ten years .
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THE CASE OF THE FELICIDADE . We are informed that the judges have declared the conviction invalid on two grounds—first , that it is not piracy for the Brazilians to carry on the slave trade until they have made it to be so by Brazilian municipal law ; and , secondly , that the Felicidade was wrongfully taken , not having any slaves on board ; and therefore that she did not become a British ship , and was not accordingly justified in capturing the Echo .
COURT OF COMMON PLEAf Crtm Cos . —Clark o . Dunsfobd . —This was an action brought by an attorney resident in Bristol against a medical practitioner of the same city for compensation in damages , on the ground of criminal conversation had by the plaintiff with the defendant ' s wife ; the damages were laid at ten thousand pounds . The case occupied the court the whole of Tuesday and Wednesday . The Attorney-General , Mr . Sergeant Talfourd , Mr . Butt , Q , C , and another learned gentleman represented the plaintiff ; Sir Thomas Wilde and Mr . Sergeant Channell were for the defendant .
It appeared that the defendant had been introduced to the plaintiff and his family by his brother , with whom the defendant had been in partnership ! that he had acted occasionally , in slight cases , as a medical adviser , and was always received as a private friend . - He had , accordingly , free and unsuspected access to the house of the plaintiff as a visitor . The husband and wife had lived upon terms of mutual confidence , kindliness , and affection , up to the period ofthe defendant ' s introduction to her society . The argument in favour of the guilt of the defendant and Mrs . Clark ranged under the three heads of circumstantial evidence : the firgtrelating to the special visits aUudcd to of the defendant at the plaintiff ' s house ; tho second , to the lady ' s leaving home on frequent occasions in the absence of her husband at an early hour , such as ten o ' clock a . m ., and remaining out until four or
five o ' clock In the afternoon ; and the third , to the fact ofthe defendant having , under a feigned name taken lodgings at Bath , where he was in the habit , at intervals of time , of receiving a lady , to whom he described himself as privately married—this lady , as alleged , being the plaintiff ' s wife . The second interview which took place between the parties at the plaintiffs house , was that which produced the most large and positive evidence . At the first , it only appeared the defendant prolonged his stay for several hours , and that Esther Sevan , ongoing into the drawing-room after his departure , saw that the sofa was much tossed , and that Mrs . Clark looked confused .- Between this and the second visit a good many days elapsed , and a change had been made in the furniture of tlie library . On this occasion , Esther Bevan , planted herself at tlie door ( it did not appear whether
she did or did not apply either eye or ear to the keyhole ) . But , at aU events , she saw nothing . She however heard , she swore , the sound of a kiss , and afterwards the following fragment of a dialogue . The defendant , addressing the lady , said , "If I do love you better than any other woman in the world , what need you speak of it ! You say to me , be cautious , be cautious , but you yourself say things that must make us suspected . " " Why , whaf did I say V responded the lady . "I will tell you—I will tell you as I heard it , " quoth the defendant ; but before he had time to gratify the parlour-maid ' s curiosity by doing so , tho hall-door bell rang , and , faithful to her duty , she obeyed the summons and ran down stairs , without lingering for a moment to hear more . At a third interview , which , like the two preceding , took place when the plaintiff was out of tjwn , as usual , lasted four houi-js . The alleged
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criminality between the defendant and the lady at Bath was next entered on . Maria Withers stated she was sister of a Mrs . Needes , the keeper of a lodging-house in Norfolk-street , Bath . In July , 1844 , while her sister was away , and the house in the charge of the witness , a gentleman who gave the name of Lisle called upon her with the view of taking 'apartments . He stated that he had been privately married , and that it was necessary his wife and he should for the present keep the secret ; and it suitedhimtotakeup his quarters somewhere in Bath . She wrote to her sister , and having received her sanction , got her nephew , a lad named Kinchcn , to write to Mr . Lisle , at the British and Foreign Hotel , Hanoversquare , London , and say his terms were accepted . Afterwards he came to sleep at the house several times , cominat night and staying till the following evening , vu
g . each occasion he stated that he expected Mrs .. lisw , and a lady each time did come , shortly after ten <> cIock , and remained with him till about four , when she departed alone , he leaving a t the later hour of balf ^\ ^ . l nine o ' clock . This occurred four times , Mrs . & eedei and Kinchcn corroborated the evidence of this witness . AU the witnesses had seen Mrs . Clark and Mr . Dunsford since those transactions / and identified them as the persons she had known in Bath as Mr , and Mrs . Lisle . Hall a police-officer , had taken these witnesses to the house of Mr . Dunsford for the purpose of identifying him . On mentioning his object to the defendant , he said , " What is done cannot be undone . " The witnesses had also identified Mrs . Clark as the lady they had seen
under the name of Lisle . It appeared from the evidence of Mr . H . Clark , that subsequently to the exposure the defendant said it was the story over again of Joseph and Potlphar ' s wife , and that at any time five words from him might have won her , meaning the plaintiff ' s wife . This was the substance of the plaintiff ' s case . No witnesses were called by Sir Thomas Wilde for the defence . He at once proceeded to address the jury , and contended that , from the evidence before them , there was no direct or positive proof of adultrey , or of anything even , if they gave entire credence to the witnesses , which wouldestablish more than a case of very grave suspicion . Mr , Justice Cresswell summed up . The jury retired , and , after half an hour's deliberation , returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages , £ 5 , 000 .
Fbiday . —tHomes v . the Master , Wardens , akd CoMMONiLTI OF THE MY 6 TI 5 BT OF FOUHDEBS . —This W 3 S an action to recover compensation in damages , by reason of injuries sustained by . the plaintiff , and for costs a : id charges , and for lots of time and of profits in business , through the acts of the defendant's , in haying . ( lug a hole opening into a public footway , and neglecting to cover or secure it , whereby the plantiff , in exercising his lawful right of using this public footway , fell into the hole . The plaintiff had been an eating-house keeper ; the injuries suffered were severe—a compouud fracture of the leg , and a dislocation of the ancle . For ten weeks he had been confined to his bed , for several months—he was still " In the hands of the doctor "—lie had of course endured
grievous pain ; his health and strength had been considerably affected ; and the sum he had actually paid for medical attendance amounted to £ 38 . The jury found a verdict , after a few minutes consideration , for the plaintiff , damages £ 150 .-
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GUILDHALL . Robbery . —George Ilanslip , clerk in the service of Messrs . Cash and Co ., of Wood-street , warehousemen , was brought up for final examination , charged with stealing a quantity of silk waistcoatings , and other goods . His mother , Olivia , was also charged with receiving a part of the goods , which she had caused her landlad y to pledge . The prisoners were committed for trial .
MANSION HOUSE . SATuanAY . —Highway Robbeky , —John Francis was placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor by policeman 623 . —Henry Davis deposed that he kept a small shop in Saint Mary Axe , that about one o'clock to-day he observed a cart and horse standing in that street , opposite his door . He observed the prisoner pass ,, and draw something off the horse ' s back . He immediately came out into the street , and shouted out "Stop him . " Tlie prisoner ran up the street at a brisk pace , and as he ran he dropped something , which proved to be the coat now produced . —John Wyatt , carter , deposed that he lived in Brick-lane , Spitalfields—that he was employed to drive
a horse and cart , that he had occasion to stop for a short time in Saint Mary Axe , and that he threw the coat across the horse . The coat now produced was the same , it was his own , and ofthe value of eight shillings . Prisoner , in his defence , said he was a glassblower by trade , and had not been able to obtain any employment . He was consequently in great distress . He had not taken the coat from the horse ' s back , but had picked it up in the street . He hoped his lordship would have mercy on him , in consequence of his miserable condition , and deal leniently with him . The Lord Mayor said it was his duty to com . mit him for trial at the ensuing sessions . Committed accordingly ,
WORSHIP-STREET ; SATDKDAY . —ROBBEEY BY A SERVANT . —A tailor , named William Green , was placed at the bar before Mr . Broughton ,. charged with having stolen two coats from his master , a tailor . —The prosecutor , who stated his name to be James Shea , carrying on business in Castle-Street , Whitechapel , said that the prisoner had been for some time in his employ as a journeyman , and was boarded and lodged in the house . On Monday last he was at work in the shop , and the two coats , which were just finished , were left hanging on a line . The prosecutor having left the shop , the prisoner absconded , taking the coats with him , and he , the prosecutor , saw no more of him , until he was in the station . —The prisoner offered no defence , and was sent for triah
Monday . —A Brutal HrBBANiv—John Peters , a roan of very dissolute appearance , described as a journeyman coach-smith , was charged at the instance of the parish authorities of Bethnal-green , with haying . cruelly illtreated and neglected his wife and child , whereby they had become chargeable to that parish . It appeared from the evidence ofthe wife , a care-worn and delicate-looking woman , that she had been married about three years to the prisoner , who was a very worthless character , and had compelled her to support him in idleness and dissipation , out of the scanty pittance she was enabled to earn at her trade of a weaver . During nearly the whole of this period he subjected her to great personal violence , and on her return home on the evening of Thursday week , and presenting him with half-a-crown , which was all she had obtained by her day ' s labour , the prisoner flew into a
terrible rage , and loading her with the most abominable epithets for bringing home so small a sum , struck her several violent blows , kicked her on the lower part of the person , and forced her into the street , with an infant only twelve months old in her arms . She succeeded in getting again into the house , and sought protection in the apartments of her landlord , but was instantly pursued by tho prisoner , who recommenced his ill-usage , when the landlord interposed and compelled him to quit the room . The prisoner then retired to his own apartment , in which , after smashing everything to pieces , he burnt the whole of her wearing apparel , and nailing up the room door , swore that he would murder any one who attempted to
enter . The . police were appealed to to stop this destruction , but declined to interfere , and the witness in consequence was compelled to take refuge at the house of her father , in which she had been since staying , supported at the expense of the parish . Mr , Broughton severely animadverted upon the prisoner ' s brutal behaviour , and ordered him to pay a penalty to the Queen of 50 s ., or in default , to undergo two months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction ; and expressed a hope that , as soon as he was liberated from prison , the parish authorities would sue him for the expense they had been put to in supporting his family . The fine was not paid , and the prisoner was removed in the van .
Tuesday . —Extbaobdinary Case . —Mr . H . Sproules Edwards , a middle-aged man of respectable appearance , described as an ornamental painter , was placed at the bar before Mr . Bingham , charged , in the Words of the police sheet , " with having created a disturbance in a crowded congregation assembled at the Free Church in White ' s-row , Spitalfields , whereby the lives of individuals has been endangered . " The Rev . George Montgomery West , D . D ., stated that he was the minister of the above place of worship , which had been duly licensed for the performance of divine service , although at present not under episcopal jurisdiction . He had known the defendant for some time as a prominent member of professed infidels , occupying a building in Whitechapel , denominated Hall of Science , several of . whose , members having , some weeks since , intruded into his cliurcIiV and
publicly challenged a discussion upon the comparative merits of Atheism and Chistianity . The witness , at the suggestion of some friends , had accepted the challenge , which ultimately resulted in the withdrawal ofthe champions of infidelity from the contest , The rev . gentleman then proceeded to eay that for tlie information and instruction ofthe inhabitants of the district , a New Zealand chief had been lately engaged to deliver a course of lectures on the rise and progress of Christianity through the agency of the missionaries in the southern hemisphere , and at the second meeting , which took place on the preceding evening , and was attended by at least 2 , 000 respectable auditors , many of whom were ladies , the lecturer had just arrived at a most impressive part of his address , when the defendant , from a conspicuous part ofthe gallery , suddenly interrupted him with a chain of
offensive interrogations , and speaking at the top of his voice , charged him with being an impostor , whose sole object was to make money , although in fact no charge whatever for admission had been made to the public . The defendant had no sooner commenced the interruption than , by apparent previous concert , a most extraordinary and discordantcombination of hissing , yelling , and screaming suddenly resounded in the church , which continued for at least a quarter of an hour without intermission , and produced such terror nnd excitement in the female portion ofthe audience , that witness deemed it his duty to dissolve the assembly , but as the uproar still continued without the slightest abatement , and a serious riot appeared to be
m contemplation , he at length sent out for the assistance of the police , several of whom soon arrived , and the defendant was giveninto custody . The defendant ' s removal had the effect of restoring instant order among the auditory , and the lecturer having been prevailed upon to resume his discourse , the assembly quietly separated but as the third and concluding lecture would shortly be delivered , he must apply for the protection of the magistrate against the recurrence of a similar scene of violence and uproar , which he understood had been threatened by the defendant and other supporters of the Hall of Science , . in revenge for the discomfiture their party had sustained . ^ The complainant added , that be had several witnesses in attendance , but the defendant stated , that on
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aat ^^ »^ ss 3 g » ff ^^ o ^^ fad bm represented , consisted generally of persons in toe lowest Class of society . He made to . way wxth some difficulty up the aisle , and on castmg his eye upon the nfftform , he observed a man fantastically bedizened in ? he equipments of a savage , who was described in the .. rinted hills as a certain New Zealand chief named « pake-a-Range , " or " Son of the Clouds , "but whom he ( defendant ) , on closely scrutinising , instantly recognised as an Irishman named Byrne , whom he had known for the last twenty years as travelling about the country exhibiting himself at different fairs , booths , and public-houses , in the character he had upon this occasion assumed . . f fl | . ^«^ a-nimftiitiwi .
As soon as he recovered from his surprise , in order to undeceive the audience , he addressed the lecturer by his real name of Byrne , and inquired how long he had been in England ; but the only reply the lecturer deigned to give consisted of some strange guttural sounds closely resembling the " gobbling" of a turkey , accompanied by a series of rapid gesticulations denoting a determination not to satisfy his curiosity . Feeling quite positive , however , as to the identify ofthe lecturer ' s person , he continued to press the question , and the lecturer at length , in very good English , said thathe had been two years and seven months in this country ; but being conscious ofthe falsehood of this statement , he felt it his duty to denounce him to the audience as an impostor , and to give a short detail
of his past history and exploits . The previous confusion which had existed was greatly increased by this exposure , and the police having been sent for , he was forthwith dragged out of the edifice , and conveyed to the station-house . In reference also to the assertion of the reverend doctor that no money had been received from the auditors , hefeltit right to state that that gentleman had himself put itto a show of hands whether twopenceor threepence should be collected from each individual present , and the former proposition was carried hy acclamation . — Mr . Bingham said that the question as to the character of the lecturer was not then before him ; but even supposing him to be an impostor , he entertained great doubt if the
defendant had pursued a strictly legal course in publicly announcingthatfacttoacrowdedasscmblagctheprobable effect of which would be to produce a scene of discord and disturbance , which might end in serious consequences . He would give the defendant full credit for a conscientious desire to unmask what he believed to be an imposition , but he should have resorted to a safer course of procedure to accomplish his purpose , and as the complainant was apprehensive of further annoyance , he felt it necessary to require the defendant to enter into his own recognizance and find sureties for his peaceable behaviour for the next three months . —The required recognizances were immediately put in , and the defendant left the court with his friends .
WEnNESOAT . —Robbeev im a Ekothel . — A middleaged woman , named Jane Clark , the keeper of a house of bad repute , in Gregg ' s-court , St . Luke ' s , was placed at the bar , before Mr , Broughton , charged with having been concerned , with two other women , not in custody , in stealing between £ 40 and £ 50 in bank notes and gold , from the person of a gentleman named Stephens , residing in City-terrace , City . road , It was the old story over again , the complainant had treated his fair but frail friend with wine , gin , stout , and sandwiches ; his share of the drink had been drugged , and while in a state of semi-insensibiiity , he had been plundered and turned out of the house . The prisoner was remanded for a week .
Thursday , —Disgbacefoi , Octbage . —Charles Latham and Edward Haycock , two young men of respectable appearance , described in the police sheet as surgeons , the former residing in Church-street , and the latter in Green , street , Bethnal-green , were placed at the bar before Mr . Bingham , charged with having committed a violent and unprovoked assault upon Charles Bailey , a poor labouring man , living in Half Nicholl-street , Shoreditch , The complainant , whose right eye was greatly swollen and discoloured , stated that while proceeding to his daily labour at five o ' clock that morning , he stopped to procure some refreshment at a coffee-house , in Shoreditch , on leaving which the defendants , who were passing at the moment , suddenly assailed him without the slightest provocation , and dashed biro violently against the wall .
The defentant Latham then made a cut at him with his cane , and to avoid further ill-usage , he hastily crossed the road , but was closely followed by the defendants , who began amusing themselves by pushing him about from one to the other , and ultimately thrust him back with such force , that lie fell heavily upon the pavement . On recovering his feet , he made another effort to effect his escape , when the defendant Latham , instantly struck him a tremendous blow on the face and felled him to the ground . The defendants then walked rapidly away , but were pursued by a policeman , and taken into custody . The magistrate ordered the defendants to pay a penalty of £ & each , or to be committed in default for sis weeks to the House of Correction . The fines were soon after paid and the defendants liberated .
MARTLBBO & E . Monday . — Stabbing by a Soldieb , — Willinm M'Oarthy , a corporal in the Royal Marines , stationed at Deptford , and who was for some time a constable in the D division of police , was placed at the bar before Mr . Bawlinson , sharged with having stabbed in the eye with his bayonet , a young man named John Muggridge . Prior to any evidence being gone into , Inspector Tedman handed to the magistrate a certificate from one ofthe surgeons at Middlesex Hospital , which set forth that the sufferer was , owing to a wound inflicted upon him , unable to attend . William Henright deposed : I live at No . 15 , Graf ton-court . Between nine and ten o ' clock last night I was standing at the corner of Grotto-passage ( close to this court ) , and two girls were there , one of
whom was named Elizabeth Dibley . Prisoner was there , and he spoke to one ofthe girls , when Dibley said to her , " If you don't go away , and have nothing to say to him I'll tell your brother . " Upon this the prisoner slapped Dibley ' s face , and she returned it . Muggridge , the wounded man , came up , and said to the girl , "What's the matter ? come home with me , and if he follows us we'll chuck him out of the window . " Prisoner said , " Will you ? " and Muggridge then repeated the threat , the girl also saying , "So we will . " The prisoner then put his hand to his side , and drawing forth his bayonet , made a thrust at Muggridge , whom he stabbed some , where in the head . He then returned his V > ayonet to its sheath . Other witnesses were heard , and the prisoner was remanded till Monday next .
Tuesday . —Violent Outrage by a Military Offices . —Lieutenant-Colonel Talbot , residing at No . 5 , Dourocottages , St . John ' s-wood , attended before Mr . Rawlinson to answer the charge of having violently assaulted a journeyman plasterer , named John Raiuos . Complainant stated that on the evening of the 4 th instant , after he had left his work , he was proceeding towards his home , accompanied by two other workmen , whom he had occasion to leave for a short period in the Park-road . They went on without him ; and soon afterwards , as he was about to rejoin them in South-bank , he passed the defendant , who struck him violently with his umbrella , and knocked him down . He got up as soon as he was able , and was again attacked by him ( defendant ) , who gave him a blow witli his fist . Lieut-Colonel Talbot , on
being asked what he had to say , stated that on the evening alluded to several men passed him in a very disorderly manner , and amongst them was complainant , who after attempting to trip him up by the heels , ran off with the view of effecting his escape . He ( defendant ) pursued him , and on coming up with him complainant attempted to strike him . ' He then , in his own defence , gave him ( complainant ) a blow . The magistrate decided the case by orderingdefendant to pay 40 s ., and an additional 2 s ., the cost of the warant . Complainant here stepped forward and said that in consequence of defendant ' s conduct towards him he had lost three day ' s work , and had also been obliged to go to a doctor . Mr . Rawlinson : I can't help it ; the fine goes to the Queen , but I had rather that the defendant had made you some satisfaction . The penalty and costs were paid .
CLERKENWELL . Friday . — Charge of Manslaughter . — Thomas Dorset Pettyman was brought up for final examination on a charge of killing and slaying Thomas Hall a greengrocer , residing in Macclesfield-street North , City-road . From the statements made , it appeared that an inquest had been held on the body ofthe deceased , and a verdict of accidental death was returned . Under these circumstances Mr . Combe decided upon discharging the prisoner , but at the same time remarked upon the painful circumstances of the case . The deceased had left a young and halplesf . family of nine children , of whom he had been the only support . The Messrs . Wilson , the prisoner's employers , had given £ 10 to the widow , and a subscription had been set on foot for their relief . The Rev . Mr . Hall attended , and expressed a hope that the public press would aid him in his endeavours to raise some money for this poor family , who , if benevolent persons that God had blessed with means , did not aid , might be reduced to the most appalling distress .
SOUTHWARK . Saturday . —An Incorrigible . —Ann Grace , an impudent-looking girl , about ei ghteen years of ago , was placed at the bar , charged with stealing a pair of trowsers , two pair of flannel drawers , a silk dress , and a basket , the property of Mary Ambrose , a lodging-housekeeper , in New-street , Bermondsey . Complainant said that the prisoner had been in her service about six weeks . On Tuesday morning last , she missed a pair of trowsers from one of her lodgers' rooms , and taxed the prisoner
with having taken them . She offered to forgive her if she acknowledged the theft , and gave her the duplicate so that she could redeem them . The prisoner , however denied the robbery , and about dinner time absconded from the house . Soon after she was gone She missed the other property , when she gave informa tion to the police who apprehended her in a brothel in the Waterloo road ' The prisoner acknowled ged stealing the things , which she * pledged , and said she gave the duplicate to two female ! on the other side of the water .-Mr . Cottingham re manded her until Monday , with a view of enabling th * officers to trace the property . b e
Burolary . — Henry Hcalev « - « . „ i t , , young man , was placed ' at the b ar chaSa ° ? ° - k g of breaking into the shop of ^ i ^^ ! ° SSmaa tor . Denmark-street , Lambeth « i S ,- "• Carpenvaluable tools . Prosecutor sta g ed tnltv 6 ^""^ ° f ken into on the night of Z S £ » w ^ S 10 P , m bro " therefrom worth upward £ of £ 4 A , ° ' ^ T *? ° covered his loss he gave in £ J 1 ' tion t 7 "Jf "" ^ S ^^ - l ^ i 5 ftS 2 ^/^ ^^ Al ^^ t ^ nquir . es made of the latter , the prison ^ tken l ^
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custody ,-he having sold the tools to him on the 17 th ult . for a sovereign . In answer itojthe chatge the prisoner said , that on the morning of the 17 th , a man who was in the habit of frequenting his brother ' s ; shop , in the Borough , came to his house with another , aud asked him to sell the tools , as he had no use for them , being about to leave the country , Believing he : was an honest man , he sold the tools for him , and handed him over tlie money . He did not know where to find him , nor was any other person a witness to then * transaction . —Mr . Cottingham said , that the charge would be very serious against the prisoner , unless he could give a better account of himself . He should remand him for a few days , to give the officer an opportunity of inquiring into his character , and producing further evidence . He was accordingly remanded . .. . ^ . ^ . J i ..-i .. rfn > Miii . ti .., f «« i >« fthtom . the 17 thult .
Tuesday . —Chabge of Violation . —Louis Horson . described as a French merchant , was charged wifh violating the person of Susannah Paine , a girl between fifteen and sixteen years of age . The complainant stated , that she went to live with the prisoner , who was amarried man , inthe capacity of nursery-maid , on the 13 th ult ., and that a week afterwards , during the temporary absence of his wife , he committed the alleged offence . The complainant described the particulars of the assault , which are unfit for publication . That it took place in the drawing-room , and that she called out as loud as she could , but no one heard her , owing to the position in which she was held during the perpetration of the offence . She admitted , however , that she did not communicate what had occurred to her to her mother until a week afterwards . The complainant was strictly examined by the
magistrate as to the cause of her not divulging what had happened to her until a week afterwards , and her reply was that her father was a passionate man , and she was afraid on that account . The prisoner , in the most emphatic manner declared that he was innocent of the offence , and thatthecharge was trumped up by the girl and her mother in order to victimise him . After a lengthened examination , during which a medical certificate was produced , describing the injuries sustained by the complainant , the magistrate said that instead of sending the prisoner for trial on the capital charge , he should hold him to bail for the assault , with the intent , & c ., and should call upon him to enter into his own recognizance of £ 100 , and find two sureties of £ 50 each , to answer the charge at the ensuing session . —The prisoner not being prepared with the requisite bail was committed .
THAMES . The alleged Mubder on Board the Tory . —On Monday a certificate was forwarded to Mr , Broderip , at the Thames police-court , but was . not openly read , stating that George Johnstone , late master of the Tory , would not be able to attend the proposed examination ofthe day following , and the case has been adjourned for another week .
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LATE FIRE IN BARBICAN . Coroner ' s Inquiry . —On Wednesday an inquiry of several hours duration was gone Into before William Payne , Esq ., Coroner for the City , and a jury of inhabitants of the ward of Cripplegate Without , for the purpose of ascertaining tlie cause of the fire which took place on Sunday night last , in the neighbourhood of Barbican , some few particulars of which are given in another column . The jury having been sworn , viewed the preraises , situated in Braim ' s-buildings , Beech-street , and on their return the following evidence was laid before them : — Mrs , Mary Tyrrell , of No . 2 , Braim ' s-buildings , Beech-street , deposed that on Sunday right last , about twenty minutes before twelve o'clock , she was awoke by an alarm of fire , and on getting up saw flames issuing from the windows of Mr . Ford ' s
premises , at the end of the court . He is a painter , and the window from whence the flames were issuing are over the gateway . The lower part of the premises are occupied as a school by Mr . Allen . Mr . Allen had occupied the premises about six months , and Mr . Ford about four years . He ( Mr . Ford ) had not carried on any business on the premises for the last nine months . She ( witness ! was in the habit of taking in messages for Mr . Fora , but about three weeks back he told her that he was going travelling and he should not require her to take aisy more messages for him . He very seldom came to the premises , but during the last three weeks his visits had been more frequent . The last time she saw him at the premises was on Thursday last . On Saturday night last she
saw a strong light on the first floor of Mr . Ford s premises , and smelt a , strong smell of p itch , or'tar . i The light was a stronger light than would be emitted from a candle . She had smelt a similar smell when Mr . Ford carried on his business , and she spoke to him on the subject , when he said , with a sneer , " That I had a mind to mind his property as well as my own too , and he was much obliged to me . " When she smelt the pitch and tar on Saturday she did not give an alarm as she had been laughed at . Mrs . Julia Maria Allen , of No . 37 , Beech-street , said that on Sunday night , about a quarter or twenty minutes past eleven o ' clock , she was going up stairs , She noticed sparks flying up in the air , and her niece told her there was a fire in Braim ' s-buildings . She
went there , and saw flames through the crevices of Mr . Ford ' s door and the windows above . Her nephew ( Mr . A . Y . Allen ) held the school-room below of Mr . Ford . ) I have heard Mr . Ford talk very mysteriously . On the Wth of November I recollect him speaking about fire . It took place in Mr . Allen ' s school-room . I went there to see my nephew , and found Mr . Ford there waiting » to see Mr . Allen , who was absent . Conversation ensued between us , and he asked if my nephew was insured . I told him I knew he was not , but that he was j iist on the point of being so . Mr . Ford replied that he wished he was , which made me wonder why he ( Mr . Ford ) should be so anxious about it . After using a great many ambiguous words , he looked round the room , and said if a fire was to take
place there , it would not go beyond those walls . 1 told him it was in a close court , with a great many small houses in it , and that it was impossible to tell where the consequences would stop . He replied that it would be confined to the corner , and would not go beyond the walls . I then asked him whether he intended to set the place on fire , telling bim it would be a dangerous experiment to try . He laughed , and said , "Oh no , he hoped not ; he hoped to carry on business there yet . " Mr . Alfred Victor Allen , of No . 2 , Bunhill-row , school-master , said he took the lower part of Mr Ford ' s premises from Mm at Michaelmas last , but did not enter into occupation until the month of
October . The last time he was on the premises was on Saturday last about two o ' clock , which he left quite safe . He was not insured for one farthing , and the property he had lost in the fire would amount to from £ 80 to £ 100 . He had been into the portion of the premises belonging to Mr . Ford . No business was carried on , and they were filled with stores of type in cases , old iron , paper , and other things . He never saw such a heterogenous collection before . There were two rooms on the ground-floor , with a sort of loft above the room over the gateway . Both rooms on the ground floor came against the partition Of his school-room . There were bundles of paper lying about in all directions about the premises .
Coroner : Have you ever had any conversation with him about insurance ? Mr . Allen : Yes , he has asked me several times if I was insured , and has shown me his policy of insurance . I told him that I intended to insure : and the last time he spoke to me about it , I told him that I had been about it . He told me that his policy had been altered . First , because of my having a stove on my premises ; secondly , property which had not been insured before ; and , thirdly , that he had found out a secret of insurance , by having his rent insured for twelve months . On one occasion , whilst talking of the insurance , Mr . Ford looked round the premises and said , " Mr . Bassingham ' s wall is a thirteen-inch wall , and the house-wall and buildings on the other
side a nine-inch wall , and if a fire occurred it would only clear out the corner . " Henry Andrew Mallet , engineer of the Whitecrossstation ofthe Fire Brigade , after stating that he was called to the fire on Sunday night , said that he had made an examination of the premises that day ( Tuesday ) , at twelve o ' clock , and found a quantity of paper saturated with turpentine , in the further corner of Mr . Ford ' s premises , also some shavings in the same spot . Theshavingswere also saturated with turpentine ; under them was a layer of coal tar , shavings , and paper , upon the floor . He also found some brimstone at the same spot . A quantity of the paper and shavings were here produced by the witness , and examined by the coroner and jury .
. William . Taylor , a yonng man living in Braim ' sbuildings , deposed to seeing Mr . Ford go into the premises on Saturday night , about eleven o ' clock , and smelling a strong smell of pitch . On that night he saw a strong light in the window as spoken of by the mat . witness , and on the Sunday evening smelt a strong and choking smell of pitch . ™ X / ° i } fdward Green , of Whitecross-street , agent to the Imperial Fire Insurance , deposed to letting the premises in Braim ' s-buildings to Ford . nnhrl i back i ? , 8 lied toillcrease "is insurance on has stock and implements of business only , the premises being insured before . The old policy ' was mcellcd , and witness obtained a new one , which he 2 £ , Kf , P . ? ? ™ - The premium was in-™ „ ff J 0 m 4 s ;? , - toIOs - 6 d - > and the insurance was effected as follows :-Stock , for £ 185 ; furniture , ± - »; goods entrusted , £ 20 ;> atcbes and trinkets , * 10 ; and a year ' s rent , £ 10 . The whole insurance upon the premises and all . araountine- to £ 410 .
ihe Coroner asked Mr . Ford if he wished to say anything , but at the time telling him that if he took his advice ho would say nothing . Mr . Ford said he should like to say a few words . He admitted that he was thereon Saturday night for the purpose of clearing aroom out in which to put some furniture , but declared that it was a mysteryhow the fire occurred . The Coroner addressed the jury at some length , and left it to them to say whether they were of opinion that the fire had been caused by accident or wilfully . . The room having been cleared of strangers , the J rk ' 2 . ? i ? me ? ? ultation , returned a verdict , lhat the fire Had been wilfully caused , and that George John Ford was guilty of arson . "
* h \ - T . 1 i 5 said > , would not commit Mr . Ford that night , but would allow him to be brought before the magistrate at Guildhall police court the next day .
Embezzlement Of Club Moww.-At The Meetin...
Embezzlement of Club Moww .-At the meeting ot the Croydon bench of magistrates on Saturday , a person ot respectable appearance , named James
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Tompson , who formerly filled the offic * 777 """^ to the MitehamBlock-prlnteri' . B enSsnrS ? *» charged with having HnlawfallT ^ SSJ . < secreted £ 30 , the moneys of the society Tn ^ phreys , solicitor , appeared in support of thl a and Mr . Hill attended . on faehai ? of the defet ? ' From the evidence adduced , it appearffthSftl ** ' W year 1839 the Mitcham Society lent twe sum , S ^ to the Bookbinders' Society , and hfaJS ™ ° f - 2 « outstanding until the year 18 M , 4 e „ Twa W infbursums of £ 10 each , and ' at thVpeSlT peared that the defendant acted as seKri ^ treasurer to the association , and it was alfiu th ^ he had only accounted ft * one of these sumfof I If and had appropriated the remaining £ 30 to ! , ; ,. „> use . Mr Wade , who acted asswwta ^ M eS ?} when the loan was advanced , proved that fact ami i likewise stated that theentries ofthe Sne ' S ° two sums of £ 20 which were madeinthe boofcfS S * Miteham Society , had both been altered tc . So ft hewasunabletoconjectureby whom the alteration H been made . Mr . Running , the secretary to tlie Boot binders bociety , proved that at various periods during thelatterend of theyearlS 44 and the commencem nt of 1845 , he made four payments of £ 10 to tlm ; u Tomnson . whoformerlv fill « j-t . h . nns . JTT ^ ^
lendant , as secretary of the Mitcham Club , in vein ; ment ol the money that had been advanced by them " In cross-examination , the witness said that th money was advanced to assist the men against tlie ' masters during a strike . Mr . Hill then huuIb «» n £ further inquiries as to whether a sum of £ 1 , 500 had not been expended for the same object ; but Mr Humphreys objected , and contended that an inquiry of this description was entirely irrelevant , as the ma gistrates had nothing to do with the question whether thesociety , or the . object for which the money was advanced , was legal or illegal , but the only nomf
at issue was , whether the defendant had embezzled the money or not . The magistrates decided that they would not go into . the . question of the legality or . illegality of the object for which the money was advanced , but should confine themselves strictly to the question of embezzlement . The magistrates after a short deliberation , said they thought there was sufficient evidence to warrant theni in sending the case for further investigation , but they should take the personal recognizance of the defendant in £ 40 , with two sureties in £ 20 each , for his appearance at the assizes to answer the charge . ,
Ikcbmdiart Firb at Fornham , —Between twelve and one o ' clock on Sunday morning last , a fire was discovered upon the farming premises of Mr . . Witt ,, of Fornham . Mr . Witt , we understand , had retired to rest , and was jusfc passing into sleep , when his attention was attracted to a flickering ¦ light in the room ; he instantly rose , and looking out , discovered his stacks oh fire . An alarm was given , and in tlie course of ten minutes a surprising throng of people collected , the Rev . Mr . Benyon ' s coachman with the rev . gentleman ' s engine being promptly on the spot , Information speedily arriving in Bury , theengines of the Norwich Union and the Suffolk Fire office were despatched with all expedition , reaching Mr . Witt ' s
premisesabout half-past one . It was found impossible tobringthewholeofthe engines into play , the scarcity of water and the distance from which it had to be brought rendering the efforts of two ofthe en . gines altogether nugatory . Meanwhile the flames had made such rapid progress , throwing up a red reflection intheair . whichwasseenfroma great distance . The utmost exertions were made to subdue the raging element and save the property . But the deficiency of water defeated every effort . No water could be obtained nearer than ihe river , and two engines therefore had to be kept constantly employed to supply one , the Norwich Union , which alone could bo
brought to bear upon the flames . This arose from not having a sufficient length of hose , the three engines having to join together to convey water from the river , which being pumped from one to the other , reached at last the sole engine that could be effeetually employed . Five stacks were consumed , a pea stack , two straw stacks , a hay stack , and a clover stack . Had the wind been favourable to the design f the incendiary the whole ofthe premises must have been totally destroyed . On the whole the people « ollected behaved very well , but some observations were heard passing from one to [ the other which showed that there was a bad feelingrankllngin the bosom of some of them .
Elopembht . —The town of Stowmarket was thrown into no small excitement on Wednesday last , by the information that the fair and accomplished daughter of the Rev . Sir Augustus Henniker , of PlashwoadB , Haughley , had eloped with Charles Robert Brae , Esq ., surgeon , of that town . It anpeavs that Sit Augustus being absent from home , Mr . Bree met the lady ( who is about twenty-four years of age ) about * mile from her father ' s residence , with an open carriage , in which they proceeded to Bury , and then sent the vehicle back . On the return of Sir Augustus in the evening , the lady was missing , and they were traced to Bury , but no further tidings could be gained of their progress . It is understood that the lady has independent property . —Bury Post .
The Italian Free School. [From The Exami...
THE ITALIAN FREE SCHOOL . [ From the Examiner ] The Italian Free School , in * trreville-street , Leather-lane , whose excellent and benevolent objects w » have on former occasions alluded to , has lately celebrated its fourth anniversary . The school rooms were crowded with above 200 of the pupils ; and among them were seated several ladies and gentlemen of rank who have taken an interest in their welfare . A distribution of prizes took place amidst much pleasing excitement and cheerful applause ; after which the director , Mr . Pistrueei , and tho founder ,, Mr . Mazzini , ' with'two other gentlemen , spoke forcibly and eloquently on the state of the school , its objects and its resources ; and the evening closed with a highly interesting " charity feast , " prepared for the pupils at the expense of the directors .
This Scula ffratuita Italians was founded in W , and first opened on the 10 th of November ol that year . It was intended for the improvement of all poor Italians , without distinction ; but chiefly for that of those organ boys , and traders in plaster casts , above one thousand of whom are now toiling in the strecfS of London , and along the thoroughfares in the country . The school is opened for two hours and a half every evening ( Monday excepted ) , and for three hours anil
a half on Sundays ; on the latter day , in addition to the humbler branches of instruction , a lecture on moral , historical , or scientific subjects , being delivered at half . past eight . The pupils are instructed in the Italian and English languages , in reading and writing , arithmetic and mechanics , geography , drawing , fee . None of the masters , with the exception of two , receive any emolument / Writing and drawing materials , books , paper , & c , are afforded gratuitously to the pupils .
The school was originally supported by the voluntary subscriptions of Italian gentlemen residing i » London ; but soon Lady Noel Byron , Mrs . Milnw Gibson Mr . Thomas Carlyle , Sir . James Clarke , Mr-Mill , Mr . Toynbec , and others , offered their co- operation and patronage ; so that English beneficenw contributes now a very ample share toward tlie support of this foreign institution . On the other hand , the school has had also its opponents . The many hundreds of boys crowding H » rooms from every quarter roused the susp icions ot the agents of the Italian Government in this country , who apprehended in it a hot-bed of rebellion , M " whose fertile imagination conjured up a legion ofonfflB boys organized in formidable ranks in Greville-strat , and marching , under the orders of Mr . Mazzini , to the conquest of Italy . The nriests of the Roman
Catholic chapels in London also wilfully misconstrued the school into a seminary of atheism ami infidelity , for no other apparent reason than the distribution of New Testaments in the Italia" language yearly made amongthe boys . The father Baldacwm . on this ground , openly cried anathema to the school from the pulpit of the Sardinian Chapel . B « ' » most formidable enemies were the ^ odroni , or ro asters of the poor Italian mendicants , who , under the W ' tence of apprenticeship , have the wretched organplayers under absolute control . These ha « eau ?" the war-cry from the priests ; and by severe floggwo and starvation they succeeded , to a great extent . » thinning the ranks of the school . Many Ol : «« ; pupils with tears in their eyes delivered up tH , books to their kind masters , all intercour se vmu whom had become out ofthe question ; and eucii w . the effect , even on some ofthe subscribers , that ' the end of the second year the school was threatcnt
with imminent ruin . The irresistible power of a really good and lining design , however , and the nerseverance of the seiio " founders and friends , have weathered the ^" vJ . though a larger number of permanent subscnui would be a great desideratum , yet we learn vitu y culiar pleasure that the large amount of « ceas "" l bounties leaves no uneasiness as to the P " ! , ; ,,. continuance of this admirable and most ckantaiw ' stitution . ... We have thought that this brief statement ni'g' ' interest our readers . If they think it worth wim b inquire further for themselves , they will nnl ! VU , more to interest them ; and , < ve will venture to . to engage their active help and sympathy .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 13, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13121845/page/8/
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